MATRIX fans, I need your help fast!!!

by Lin 23 Replies latest jw experiences

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  Xander

  I think Counterstrike sucks

  Thank you for bringing some sense to this thread! This has to be the most logical, well-reasoned comment therein....

  No, really though...

  Using humans to generate electricity is about as efficient as popping paper bags to make yourself fly forwards on a wheelchair

  Quite so. We're very terrible 'batteries' - more akin to fusion power today. Sure, we have fusion reactors today. Only problem is that they take more energy to operate than they produce. Same w/ humans - sure, you can use us as a source of power. We just take more energy to keep alive than we produce.

  Of course, as has been pointed out in other places - it is only Morpheus's (and, presumably, those at Zion who taught HIM about the world) assumption that people were being used as batteries. There could be other reasons for the situation in that movie.

  She was not up to the task on her own, nor strong enough on her own, but rose to the occasion with
  Neo

  ????

  I never got that impression - she seemed to do fine on her own.

  At the end of the movie, Neo was able to fly and was invincible. Why were the others not able to do that too?

  I was under the impression he was something like the reincarnation of the original programmer of the matrix.

  Edited by - Xander on 26 August 2002 16:5:40
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  expatbrit

  There are creatures in the animal kingdom which are MUCH more efficent at generating electricity than lowly humans, such as stingrays and electric eels.

  They are also much better at acting than Keanu Reeves.

  Expatbrit
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  Lin

  Okay guys, you're doing really good for me here. But one thing...What happened when the energy was "depleted"? Did they just increase the liquidation of old people, or what??
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  Elsewhere

  They had "crops" of humans... need more? "Plant" more.
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  Wolfgirl

  They are also much better at acting than Keanu Reeves.

  NO! You lie! ;) LOL! He's got to be one of the worst actors I've ever seen in big budget films. (The sort of stuff you see on MST3K doesn't count.) :)
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  expatbrit

  Sorry, I can't resist:

  THE MATRIX: THE ABRIDGED SCRIPT
  
  By Rod Hilton
  
  
  FADE IN:
  
  INT. DARK, NOIR-ESQUE ROOM
  
  A bunch of cops break in and find CARRIE-ANNE MOSS.
  She's dressed in leather, because she is FEMALE in a
  SCI-FI THRILLER.
  
  POLICE OFFICER
  I think we can handle this one little
  girl.
  
  She jumps up and the shot freezes. We spin around her
  for no real reason except that it looks extremely COOL.
  We feel the sudden urge to buy Khaki pants. She kicks
  all of the ASSES of the cops and runs. HUGO WEAVING
  chases after her.
  
  HUGO WEAVING
  I'll get you. That's for syuuuuuuuure.
  
  She gets away.
  
  INT. KEANU'S ULTRA-HIGH-TECH ROOM
  
  KEANU REEVES sleeps at his computer, listening to a cool
  song that will NOT be on the soundtrack. His computer
  turns itself on.
  
  COMPUTER
  Hello Keanu. Follow the white rabbit.
  
  KEANU REEVES
  Dude..
  
  Suddenly, there is a KNOCK on the door. Keanu answers
  it.
  
  KEANU REEVES (cont'd)
  Whoa.
  
  SUPER-LEET-HACKER-DRUGGIE
  GUY
  Give me some stuff that I am paying
  you for. I am so noir.
  
  KEANU REEVES
  (handing him the disk)
  Dude.
  
  SUPER-LEET-HACKER-DRUGGIE
  GUY
  Hey, want to come with us to a cool
  dance club whose lighting can increase
  the noir-factor of this movie even
  more?
  
  KEANU REEVES
  No way.
  
  He sees the GUY'S GIRLFRIEND'S little white rabbit.
  
  KEANU REEVES (cont'd)
  Whoa. Uh.. rock on, dude.
  
  He follows them to the club "tech-noir."
  
  INT. DARK, NOIR-ESQUE CLUB
  
  CARRIE-ANNE MOSS
  I have the answers. Follow me.
  
  KEANU REEVES
  Excellent!
  
  INT. DARK, NOIR-ESQUE BUILDING
  
  LAURENCE FISHBURNE sits in a chair.
  
  FILM CRITICS
  This is another one of those stupid
  action movies, isn't it? I've been
  complaining for years and years how
  action movie plots aren't interesting
  or creative and this will be another
  one.
  
  KEANU REEVES
  Hey, dude. What is the Matrix?
  
  LAURENCE proceeds to explain the plot, which is very
  CREATIVE and INTERESTING and makes the AUDIENCE think.
  
  FILM CRITICS
  I don't understand it. This movie's
  plot is too contrived and it isn't
  explained well enough. I hate action
  movies and there's nothing you can do
  to please me, so there! Where are my
  prunes?
  
  LAURENCE begins to train KEANU on how to fight so that
  the WACHOWSKI BROTHERS can do the Hong-Kong fight scenes
  they've dreamed of.
  
  INT. DOJO
  
  Cool music plays in the background. It will also not be
  on the soundtrack. KEANU makes comical motions and gets
  into typical martial arts poses. His lanky body looks
  uncomfortable as hell doing this.
  
  LAURENCE FISHBURNE
  (scowling)
  I will scowl now, as that's what I
  always do.
  
  They train and KEANU learns how to fight well and use his
  abilities so that he can kick HUGO WEAVING'S ASS, which
  is important because HUGO can move in and out of whoever
  he wants so any kung-fu fight against him is USELESS.
  
  INT. SUBWAY
  
  The gang is being chased into the subway by the evil
  HUGO. KEANU has lost all of the eight trillion guns he
  had, but he's still wearing his black trenchcoat and
  eight trillion dollar sunglasses, so he's still very BAD
  ASS. The group members need to each pick up the phone one
  at a time in order to exit. LAURENCE exits. CARRIE-ANNE
  is next.
  
  CARRIE-ANNE MOSS
  I just wanted to take this time to
  tell you something.
  
  KEANU REEVES
  Dude?
  
  CARRIE-ANNE MOSS
  I know we're being chased and all...
  by a killing machine... that can
  completely destroy us..
  
  KEANU REEVES
  Dude.
  
  CARRIE-ANNE MOSS
  but.. I don't care. I think now is
  the best time to say something which I
  won't explain. I was told something
  about my life. All of it came true
  except one thing. This one thing.
  The one thing of which I am currently
  thinking. This one thing which is so
  vitally important that I had to
  mention it to you while we're being
  chased.
  
  KEANU REEVES
  What?
  
  CARRIE-ANNE MOSS
  I can't tell you now, we're being
  chased. I'll tell you when you get
  out.
  
  She leaves and HUGO shoots the phone.
  
  HUGO WEAVING
  You weren't going to call with
  1-800-COLLECT, were you?
  
  KEANU REEVES
  Dude!
  
  HUGO WEAVING
  Are you ready to fight me? You seem
  somewhat unsyuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.
  
  They proceed to shoot each other for a bit, then the FAKE
  guns run out of FAKE bullets, none of which actually
  exist, but they run out anyway because KEANU needs to
  show off all the kung-fu he trained for before making the
  film.
  
  They have a Hong-Kong style fight scene. Both of them
  kick each others asses for about 20 minutes. KEANU
  finally wins!
  
  AUDIENCE
  HOORAY! GO KEANU!
  
  Suddenly, another HUGO WEAVING steps out of a subway
  train door, making the last 20 minutes entirely
  pointless, but cool-looking nonetheless.
  
  KEANU runs like HELL.
  
  INT. DARK, NOIR-ESQUE ROOM
  
  KEANU is about to pick up the phone. HUGO WEAVING stops
  him.
  
  HUGO WEAVING
  First, you must prove you believe you
  are the One by kicking the shit out of
  me. It's a test you must endyuuuuure.
  
  KEANU kicks the SHIT out of HUGO. He makes him explode
  and then gives him the finger and breaks his sunglasses
  and kicks him in the TESTICLES and decapitates him and
  shoves his head back up his own BUTT. Vicariously
  through KEANU, The AUDIENCE feels very BAD ASS. They
  immediately buy SUNGLASSES and TRENCHCOATS and see if
  they can fall backwards in slow motion to dodge BULLETS.
  
  FILM CRITICS
  What the hell was all that? Not only
  was the plot absurd, but it had those
  mindless typical action movie fights.
  Either I'm an idiot and don't realize
  that this is a sci-fi ACTION movie or
  the film just plain sucks, now which
  one do you think is right? Has anyone
  seen the stick I had up my ass? I
  can't find it.
  
  The credits roll. All of the songs that actually ARE on
  the soundtrack are now played.
  
  END
  
  Copyright 2002 Rod Hilton. All Rights Reserved. This document may be reproduced verbatim (allowing censorship and translation) as long as the author's name is preserved and this notice is either preserved or referenced.
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  ballistic

  I found a great comparison of the MATRIX and other movies to religious ideas, if you're interested, it would involve me going back through posts of mine about 3 or 4 months ago.
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  Lin

  Thanks alot guys/gals, this is helping me alot. And Thanks Ballistic, that is exactly what Bill Bowen and I have been working on together, through emails. He first wanted me to watch The Truman Show, and answer a bunch of questions and compare characters in the movie with the Org. That is what I've been doing with this "second step" with the Matrix movie. This movie was so much more intense than Truman, and I apparently missed parts that were important for my question/answer with Bill. I can't remember how many more Steps Bill has for me, but this has been fun for me. I've been "out" since '95, but really hadn't taken the time or interest in clearing out the mucky muck from my head and Bill is helping me with all of that. Anyway, that's what all this is about.
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  Crazy151drinker

  I think Jack Nicolson should be in the 3rd install as an Agent :)
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  ballistic

  I've bttt'd that post. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=30267&site=3

  There are some web site references in that post as well to sites dedicated to the idea.

  ANyway, I am just about to sit down and watch "The One" now, not as good as the Matrix, but anyway.